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Bridgeport Judge Declares Mistrial In Case Of Slain College Student Bridgeport Judge Declares Mistrial In Case Of Slain College Student
Bridgeport Judge Declares Mistrial In Case Of Slain College Student BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- After a jury was deadlocked for days over a verdict, a Bridgeport judge was forced to declare a second mistrial in a gruesome 2013 murder of a college student, according to the Connecticut Post. Jurors hung in there for nearly nine days as they deliberated the facts in the case against Jermaine Richards, who was charged with killing and dismembering 20-year-old Alyssiah Marie Wiley, the Connecticut Post reported. Wiley, a West Haven resident and sophomore at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, was last seen getting into Richards’ car on April 19, 2013.…

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Small Fire Forces Evacuation Of Danbury Hotel Small Fire Forces Evacuation Of Danbury Hotel
Small Fire Forces Evacuation Of Danbury Hotel DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury hotel was temporarily evacuated after a small fire broke out there Thursday, according to the News-Times. The alert went out after smoke was smelled at La Quinta Inn & Suites on Newtown Road, and the fire was under control shortly afterward, the News-Times reported. To read the News-Times article, click here.

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Annual Event Honors Rockland Man Who Loved A Good Party Annual Event Honors Rockland Man Who Loved A Good Party
Annual Event Honors Rockland Man Who Loved A Good Party PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- Jim Sullivan knew his brother had a bright outlook on life -- and a wicked sense of humor -- so it was no surprise when, during a relative’s funeral, he leaned over and whispered: “I never want this; I want a party.” And for the last five years, ever since Stony Point resident Dan Sullivan -- married and the father of three -- passed away suddenly of a heart attack at 57, his family has tried to make that wish come true. On Friday, the foundation that was set up in Dan Sullivan's honor will host its fifth annual bash with the theme “Here Comes yhe Sun, and It’s Alright”…

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Car Theft Suspect Apprehended In Ramapo Car Theft Suspect Apprehended In Ramapo
Car Theft Suspect Apprehended In Ramapo RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police have arrested a 29-year-old Spring Valley man in the theft of an SUV last week. The 2016 Toyota Highlander was reported taken from behind a local business early Thursday, March 24, police said. Police did not identify the man who was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, police said. The stolen SUV was recovered at the suspect’s residence, police said. Police also handled 110 calls, including eight medical emergencies, three fires, seven alarm activations, and five other arrests including charges for criminal mischief, menacin…

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Medical Emergency Tops North Castle Police Blotter Medical Emergency Tops North Castle Police Blotter
Medical Emergency Tops North Castle Police Blotter NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- North Castle police recently came to the aid of a woman who had fainted at a local restaurant. Police said that they received a call around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, March 27, from a woman who said her mother-in-law had passed out in front of the Moderne Barn on Bedford Road. An ambulance was dispatched and the family member was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. In other police blotter news: Friday, March 25: Police received a call from someone on Middle Patent Road reporting that the tires on a van on Route 22 had apparently been disabled by several bo…

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Message From Memorial For Slain Poughkeepsie Student: Stop The Shootings Message From Memorial For Slain Poughkeepsie Student: Stop The Shootings
Message From Memorial For Slain Poughkeepsie Student: Stop The Shootings POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Of all the things said at a recent memorial for Poughkeepsie student Caval Haylett Jr., one in particular seemed to sum up what his grieving community is feeling – the shootings have to stop, Time Warner Cable News reported Wednesday. Haylett, a promising high school senior and varsity basketball player, was gunned down in cold blood as he stood with a group of people on Winnikee Avenue earlier this month, according to multiple media reports. Police have said they do not believe that the 18-year-old was the intended target.  Moments after Haylett was shot, another tee…

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Suffern To Test Sewer Pipes For Leaks Suffern To Test Sewer Pipes For Leaks
Suffern To Test Sewer Pipes For Leaks SUFFERN, N.Y. – The Suffern Sewer Department will be testing the village’s sewer pipes for the next week or so, police said Wednesday. The test consists of blowing smoke through the pipes to check for leaks, they said. The smoke is white in color and odorless. Residents are advised to notify police if the smoke seeps into their houses. A sewer and fire department representative will be sent around to check it out, police said. The non-emergency number for police is (845) 357-2300.

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Police Seek Woman In Clarkstown Menacing Case Police Seek Woman In Clarkstown Menacing Case
Police Seek Woman In Clarkstown Menacing Case CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police are asking the public’s help in locating a woman wanted on menacing charges. Anna Lopez, 27, was charged with menacing with a weapon, police said. Lopez is known to frequent the Nanuet area, police said. Anyone with any information is asked to call police using the TIPS line, at (877)-639-6233. Police are advising the public not to take any action themselves, other than to call authorities.

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U.S. Marshals Search For Suspect On Loose After Upstate Double Shooting U.S. Marshals Search For Suspect On Loose After Upstate Double Shooting
U.S. Marshals Search For Suspect On Loose After Upstate Double Shooting U.S. marshals are on the hunt for a suspect in an upstate double-shooting.A reward of $2,500 is being offered for information leading to the capture of fugitive Dominick Cruz, who is wanted in January’s deadly parking lot shootings in Tonawanda, marshals say. Cruz, 39, has been accused by police of shooting 25-year-old Mark Sternin and 24-year-old Tyler Sadauskas during a fight, killing Sternin and critically wounding Sadauskas. Police attempted to arrest Cruz at his job two days after the shootings, but he managed to escape. The case is a “top priority,” said U.S. Marshal Charles Salina o…

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New Rochelle Residents Meet On Lincoln Avenue Corridor's Future New Rochelle Residents Meet On Lincoln Avenue Corridor's Future
New Rochelle Residents Meet On Lincoln Avenue Corridor's Future NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle has hit the ground running with its first community meeting on the city’s Comprehensive Plans, says Councilman Jared Rice in a recent post on his website. Several hundred people attended the recent meeting at Bethesda Baptist Church, specifically to be updated on plans for the Lincoln Avenue corridor, Rice said. Luiz C. Aragon, the city’s commissioner of development, introduced the concepts behind the Comprehensive Plan, and the city’s consultants, BFJ, made a presentation, Rice said. Some of the concerns raised, Rice said, included the following: Linco…

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